I wanna Believe
I Wanna Believe
I Wanna Believe Joel Pirard 2004
Sometimes when we love, we start to say the things we feel Sometimes
when we trust we still have something to conceal Somewhere in our senses there are secrets deep within Although we
lower our guard it’s still so hard to let them in
I wanna believe in you I wanna believe in me I wanna
believe it’s true For me, and for you
Somewhere there’s a place we go when we are joined together
Somewhere where we’re safe and nothing’s there to separate us Somehow we can say that we are sure to beat
the odds We’ll go on as one heart we know that we can make it happen
I wanna believe in you I wanna
believe in me I wanna believe it’s true For me, and for you
Constant Devotion
© 2005 Author: JDA (Joel Pirard)
CONSTANT DEVOTION
IF I COULD FIND A WAY TO TELL THE TRUTH TODAY I'D BE A BETTER MAN, I'D HAVE A BETTER
PLAN IF I COULD SEE THE PATH TO FIND THE LOVE I HAD I'D FIND MY WAY TO YOU AND FEEL YOU AGAIN
OH I ONCE HAD
A MOMENT WHEN I FELT I HAD CONTROL BUT NOW EMOTIONS DON'T ALLOW ME TO RECALL I ONCE HAD YOU, YOU ONCE HAD ME BUT
NOW IT'S GONE
SOMEDAY I'LL FIND A WAY TO TELL MY TRUTH TODAY I'LL FIND ANOTHER PLAN TO HOLD YOU IN MY HANDS I'LL
TRY TO SEE THE LIGHT AND MAKE IT TURN OUT RIGHT I WANT TO PLEDGE TO YOU CONSTANT DEVOTION
I LOOKED IN THE
MIRROR I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE PLAIN IMAGES ON MY FACE THE TRUTH WAS SHOWN TO ME I HAD THE ANSWER I HAD THE WAY BUT
I FELL DOWN
IF I COULD FIND A WAY TO TELL THE TRUTH TODAY I'D BE A BETTER MAN, I'D HAVE A BETTER PLAN I'LL
TRY TO SEE THE LIGHT AND MAKE IT TURN OUT RIGHT I WANT TO PLEDGE TO YOU CONSTANT DEVOTION
OH I FEEL SO ALONE
I CAN'T STAND THE LIGHT OF DAY I TRY TO FIX HOW I FEEL BUT SOMETHING'S IN THE WAY I SAW THE MIRROR, TRUTH WAS REFLECTED
THERE IN MY EYES AND IN MY FACE
YOU ARE FREE
RUNNING FOR SHELTER, TO GET OUT OF THE RAIN GO TO THE LAUGHTER RUN FROM THE PAIN SEEKING
THE FREEDOM TO REVEAL WHAT IS PLAIN SET FORTH THE COMPASS TO GUIDE YOU AWAY
AS YOU FEEL THE EASING OF YOUR LONG
PENT-UP EMOTIONS YOU ARE FREE SEEING AND REVEALING ALL YOU SECRETS NOT CONCEALING WHAT YOU FEEL
AND YOU
KNOW YOU ARE FREE
SCALE BACK THE EFFORTS, LEARN TO RELAX LET YOUR MIND GO NOW, NEVER LOOK BACK IF YOU SUCCEED
AND ALLOW YOURSELF FALL YOU WILL BE LIVING, THE TRUTH OF IT ALL
WITH YOUR THOUGHTS COLLIDING AND NO SECRETS HIDING
YOU'LL BE TRUE WHEN YOU ARE DECIDING, AND SIMPLY RECONCILING THE VIEW
ONCE AGAIN, YOU ARE FREE
OH
YOU NEVER CAN SEE WHAT THE FUTURE WILL BE 'TIL ITS THERE OH SO ALIVE IN THE TIME THOUGH SOMETIMES YOU SIT IN THE CHAIR
AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE TRUTH
SO FOLLOW YOUR FORTUNE, FOLLOW THE SUN BE OF GOOD CHEER NOW, FORTUNATE ONES
THE SEASONS OF LIVING THE SEASONS OF LOVE RELEASED OBLIGATIONS A NEW LIFE BEGUN
AS YOU FEEL THE EASING
OF YOUR LONG PENT-UP EMOTIONS YOU ARE FREE SEEING AND REVEALING ALL YOU SECRETS NOT CONCEALING WHAT YOU FEEL
AND
YOU KNOW YOU ARE FREE
Hail To The Conquering Heroes
HAIL THE CONQUERING HEROES By j pirard
Was he a man that a son could be proud of Was she a saint or
a whore to be scorned Did they live lives in the course of decisions Trying so hard or just living a lie
Hail
to the conquering heroes of our lives Those who would nurture and those who would fail Those that we know of and those
that we see All of the that they need to set free
They call us all to know They call us all feel the flow
Every day feel the rain fall down
A painter a soldier a sinner a lover A mother a father a sister a wife A
brother a child a runner forgiver All of the people that make up a life
Hail to the conquering heroes of our times
Hail to the people who help us decide Those that we hear of and those we don’t know All of the stories that
are left to write
They call us all to know They call us all feel the flow Every day feel the rain fall down
The flow of song so great to know The muse relates so hard to go Just leave a trace so you’ll know you
made your mark
And She Knows
AND SHE KNOWS
AND SHE KNOWS THAT THE BEST IS YET TO COME AND SHE GOES TO THE PLACES THAT ARE FUN DOES
SHE STOP AND REFLECT UPON HER DAY? IF SHE DOES WILL SHE STILL GO ON HER WAY?
WILL SHE KNOW?
AND SHE GOES
ON TO THE SETTING OF THE SUN AS SHE GROWS SHE’LL REFLECT ON WHAT SHE’S DONE SHE SEES HER FACE AS IT’S
SHINING IN THE NIGHT AS SHE SLEEPS TO AWAIT THE MORNING LIGHT
SHE SEES THE SKY THE SUN IS SHINING HIGH THE
LIGHT, HER EYES, THE FEELING AS SHE FLIES AWAY SHE SEES THE SKY AND ALL THE FLOWING TREES OCEANS OF GREEN, THE WONDERS
SHE HAS SEEN, OH, OH YEAH
WILL SHE KNOW?
SHE’S RUNNING AROUND AND FLYING HIGH SHE’S GOING
TO VENTURE TO THE SKY SHE KNOWS WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT WAS TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH AND JUST BECAUSE SHE SEES HER
REACTION TO THE WIND SHE KNOWS WILL SHE TRY TO FLY AGAIN
YES SHE KNOWS
SHE SEES THE SKY, THE SUN IS SHINING
HIGH OCEANS OF GREEN, THE WONDERS SHE HAS SEEN
The Message
© 2005 Author: JDA (Joel Pirard)
THE MESSAGE
CALL SEE THE ANSWER RISING FALL SEE THE HEARTBREAK LEAVING LOVE SEES THE ECHO PLEASING
YOUR LIGHT
NOW COMES A NEW BEGINNING NOW SEE THE FEELINGS BEGIN WHEN WILL WE BE TOGETHER IN THE LIGHT
AN
ENDLESS DREAM TO BE AS ONE A MOMENT'S JOY BEGUN TO MAKE IT LAST FROM SUN TO SUN THE GOAL FROM FIRST TO LAST
FEEL
YOUR HEART GROW FEEL JOY ABOUND UNTIL THE END OF DAYS IST TRUE IS IT SO REAL? OR IS IT IN YOUR WAY?
NO
LONGER LOVELY, DO WE GO ON AS IF THERE WAS NO CALL? A HAPPY ENDING, OR IS NOT, THE DREAM THAT WE BUILD ON?
DON'T
TAKE IT FOR GRANTED, DON'T EVER LET GO WORK EVERY DAY TO MAKE IT TRUE LIFE IS A LOVE SONG, IF YOU CAN DO IT THIS
MESSAGE I GIVE YOU
WORDS AND MUSIC BY JOEL PIRARD
Like Beginnings
© 2005 Author: JDA (Joel Pirard ,Don Pitz)
Like Beginnings (JDA) A new sunrise like beginnings it can spur you on a big surprise (it) always
catches me offguard it comes, flows can you feel it now? It's hope, it grows but it comes and goes Time
it holds you down or it can lift you up It carries you around like the wind it fills your sails it comes,
blows can you see just how it's hope grows you already know once you find it grabs hold of you you
can't let go In turn in kind If you hang on you can't fail It calls you home can you hear it now It's
life, gold Don't let it go ....don't let it go
What Could Be Better?
© 2005 Author: JDA (Joel Pirard) MUSIC BY DONALD PITZ
WHAT COULD BE BETTER
WORDS BY JOEL PIRARD MUSIC BY DON PITZ SPECIAL MATERIAL BY ARNO TIETJE
SITTING
AROUND ON A SUNDAY MORNING READING THE PAPER WITH MY MORNING COFFEE WHAT COULD BE BETTER THAN TO SPEND SOME TIME
WITH YOU
THE SUN IS SHINING THROUGH THE OPEN WINDOW THE CAT IS ASLEEP AND THE DOG'S IN THE YARD WHAT COULD
BE BETTER THAN TO SPEND THIS TIME WITH YOU
MAYBE LATER WE COULD GO FOR A RIDE IN THE PARK MAYBE WE'LL DO SOMETHING
DARING AND STAY OUT AFTER DARK
BUT NOW WE'RE SITTING AROUND ON A SUNDAY MORNING READING THE PAPER WITH OUR MORNING
COFFEE WHAT COULD BE BETTER THAN TO SPEND THESE HOURS WITH YOU
Bluestown
© 2005 Author: JDA (ARNO TIETJE)
BLUES TOWN
Words and music by Arno Tietje
Blues town, what I call you is blues town Sad town seems
I'm always wearing a frown when I'm walkin' around Blues town beat me up and put me down Lonely town sun at my back
and eyes to the ground but it's where I'm bound
I remember how it used to be with my girl walkin' next to
me I always thought she'd be my destiny you see I remember how it was before when the future seemed an open door
Frozen in time forevermore for me
Blues town was a tapestry of sight and sound Home town all your memories
tie me down, some lost never to be found Blues town, everybody's got a blues town Break the bonds of the chains that
hold you down to a dead dream gagged and bound
Who She Was
WHO SHE WAS
THE OLDER THAT SHE GOT THE HARDER TO BELIEVE THAT SHE WAS NOT THE ONE THAT THEY ALL
DREAMED OF
HER LOOKS HAD GONE AWAY SHE’D NOTHING LEFT TO DO BUT SEE HER LONELY FACE OUT IN THE WATER
OLD AND GRAY SHE WALKS OUT IN THE RAIN THE PEOPLE STOP AND STARE AT WHO SHE WAS THE LONELY FIGURE
WALKING A SHELL OF WHAT SHE KNEW THE TRUTH IS SOMETHING THAT SHE CAN’T BELIEVE
LONELY WALKING LADY
LOST IN HER DREAM…
BY JOEL PIRARD 1998
Making Up for Lost time
© 2005 Author: JDA (DON PITZ)
MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME
WORDS AND MUSIC BY DONALD PITZ c2002
I'M SEEING THINGS A LITTLE CLEARER
NOW TAKING UP THE CHANCES THAT COME MY WAY I'M LIVING FOR TODAY BUT LOOKING FOR TOMORROW
I'M MAKING UP
FOR LOST TIME TRYING TO FIND THE REASON IN THE RHYME I'M NOT SURE WHAT I EXPECT TO FIND MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME
IM RACING WITH THE WIND I CAN'T HOLD BACK RUNNING TOWARD A DESTINY I KNOW NOT
TRYING NOT TO REMEMBER
HOW I LONG TO LIVE IN THE PAST BUT THAT IS BEHIND ME NOW LIVING FOR THE DAY WHEN YESTERDAY WON'T MATTER
RUNNING
WITH THE WIND I CAN'T LOOK BACK WILL I BE THERE TOMORROW I KNOW NOT
I'M MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME TRYING
TO PLACE A RHYTHM TO THE RHYME HOPING THAT YOU WON'T MIND THAT I'M MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME
Blues Hand
BLUES HAND
WORDS BY JOEL PIRARD, DON PITZ, ARNO TIETJE
I ONCE KNEW A DRAGON WHO PUFFED THE NIGHT AWAY
HE HEADED OUT WEST WITH HIS POSSE AND HIS PAY (okay)
ALL HE KNEW TO DO WAS TO KEEP PLUGGIN’ AWAY (He)
HEADED OUT WEST AND HE’S STILL THEIR TODAY
I DECIDED TO FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS AND SOON WAS OUT THE DOOR (The)
DOUBLE WHITE LINES WERE CALLING ME SO I PUT THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR
I RAN INTO THIS DRIFTER STANDIN’ OUT
BY THE TRACKS HE SAID “ WHERE YOU’RE GOIN’ (Son) THERE AIN’T NO TURNIN’ BACK”
YOU KNOW I HEADED WAY OUT WEST TO FIND MY SOUL TO FIND A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT I USED TO KNOW
WELL I
HEADED WEST TO FIND MY SOUL BUT WHAT I FOUND INSTEAD (Well ) IT LEFT ME COLD
BUT THERE BEFORE ME MUCH TO MY
SURPRISE STOOD A HULKIN’ FIGURE OF A BEAST WITH A HORNED HEAD AND THREE EYES HE WAS BREATHIN’ FIRE
AND BELCHIN’ SMOKE WITH A TAIL A MILE LONG HE TOLD ME TO LISTEN BUT I DIDN’T HEAR HIM SPEAK AT ALL
I
STARTED TO FIDGET AND SPIN WITH A HEAD FULL OF BEER WELL HE SPOKE OF NOTHING, AND WHAT HE SAID I COULDN’T HEAR
THIS TRICKY SON OF A LIZARD GOT ME THINKIN’ IT WAS ALL TOO CLEAR WHEN IN FACT IT WASN’T (really)
I GUESS YOU CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT YOU HEAR (no you can’t)
SO IF YOU EvER FIND YOURSELF OUT ON ROUTE 669
ON A STARLESS NIGHT, YOU MIGHT SEE A SIGHT (to) SEND SHIVERS DOWN YOUR SPINE
HE TAKES NO PRISONERS YOU’RE
THE NEXT (The next in line) YOU BETTER SAY YOUR PRAYERS OR YOU CAN KISS YOUR ASS GOOD=BYE
THE ONE THING I
DID HEAR AS I TURNED AND WALKED AWAY THERE WAS ONE OTHER THING THAT HE HAD TO SAY
“SOME OF GOD’S CHILDREN
GOT A GREEN HAND, OTHERS GOT A BLACK ONE THIS CHILD’S GOT A BLUE HAND, AND THAT’S THE COLOR OF FUN (yes it
is!)
Blueshand
Carry It Through
CARRY IT THROUGH
WORDS: JOEL PIRARD, ARNO TIETJE, DON PITZ MUSIC: JOEL PIRARD, ARNO TIETJE, DON PITZ C.
1997
I GUESS IT JUST DOESNT MATTER, I GUESS YOU DONT REALLY CARE THERES JUST NO ONE LEFT TO BLAME,
I GUESS THATS ONLY FAIR WE WENT OUR SEPARATE WAYS AND NOW WERE ALL ALONE BUT I WISH, I WISH IT WASNT SO
WE
ONCE SAID FOREVER, WE ONCE SAID HELLO WE WERE TRYING TO BE BETTER, THAN ALL THE OTHERS THAT WE KNOW BUT SOME THINGS
THEY DONT CHANGE, SOON WE DRIFTED APART AND SOON WE BROKE OUR HEARTS
AND I KNOW THAT SOME DAY WELL CARRY
IT THROUGH AND YOULL THINK ABOUT ME AND ILL THINK OF YOU WE MIGHT SMILE A LITTLE, AND FEEL A LITTLE SAD
SO
NOW JUST THINK IT OVER AND DONT FORGET THE PAST JUST REMEMBER THAT SOME THINGS, THEY NEVER LAST THERES JUST NO WAY
AROUND IT, NO WAY TO MAKE A CHANGE SO CARRY ON AND GET ON WITH THE GAME
For A Moment She Believes
For a moment She believes Words by Don Pitz
As time stands still, for a moment she believes And holds
her watch so tightly in her hand As she grieves, she has nothing to believe It shatters into meaningless pieces
The
shell of what she knew, falls away so slowly Opening to let her spirit pass Swirling leaves, her fingers catch the
breeze Breaking free her senses start to leave To lead her down
A tormented soul, there! Flying free!
The Change Will Do You Good
The Change Will Do You Good Music j pirard/d pitz words j pirard d pitz a tietje
The change, the change,
the change will do you good ‘cause if you stay the same you’re merely a beginner The change, the change,
the change will do you good So try and play the game you might come out a winner
Find the key to grow, the joy
of letting go Don’t retreat to unsaid innuendo See your path approach, follow it throughout Find your way
unfolding as you travel
The change, the change, the change will do you good ‘cause if you stay the same
you’re merely a beginner The change, the change, the change will do you good So try and play the game you might
come out a winner
Don’t assume you know, what I’ve got to show Don’t relate our moment to a
feeling Don’t accept stagnation, don’t forget to dream Follow your own independent healing
The
change, the change, the change will do you good ‘cause if you stay the same you’re merely a beginner The
change, the change, the change will do you good So try and play the game you might come out a winner
Emerging
phoenix-like from dead relations Rebuilding all our hopes from our frustrations The synergy will lead to new creation
Of a world that’s borne upon your own salvation
Don’t forget to dream!
SLEEPYHEAD
WORDS: JOEL PIRARD MUSIC: JOEL PIRARD, DON PITZ, ARNO TIETJE C.1997
WERE OFF
YOU KNOW, ITS TIME TO GO TIME TO GET UP, TIME TO START ANOTHER DAY GET OUT OF BED, YOU OLD SLEEPYHEAD THERES NOTHING
TO IT, JUST SET YOUR MIND TO IT
SO PULL DOWN THE SHEETS, AND TAKE A DEEP BREATH GET ON YOUR FEET, AND
TAKE A FEW STEPS GET OFF YOUR HIGH BED AND LOOK ALL AROUND HEY SLEEPYHEAD, GET OUT OF BED NOW
TAKE
A LOOK UP, BUT DONT TAKE YOUR TIME GOT TO GO ONWARDS TOWARDS A NEW RHYME AND IF YOU FEEL THE NEED TO RUN DOWN THE
HALL YOUVE GOT TO DO IT, YOUVE JUST GOT TO MAKE IT
No More Goodbyes
NO MORE GOOD BYES words and music by Joel Pirard
FIRES IGNITE FLAMES BURNING BRIGHT SMOKE OF OUR PASSION
ARISE LIGHTING YOUR EYES BURNS IN YOUR SIGHT CAN IT BE YOURE MINE TONIGHT
YOUR BODY NEXT TO MINE YOUR
FLAMING HEAT I NEED YOU ALL THE TIME RIGHT NEXT TO ME
PASSION AWAKE AS YOU LAY BY MY SIDE FEELINGS ALIVE
IN YOUR SMILE NOTHING COMPARES THE MEANING OF LIKE SHARING OUR SOULS IN THE NIGHT
I FEEL YOUR TREMBLING HEART
LIKE SOMETHING NEW THE FEELING OF YOU NOW YOU ARE MY TRUTH
THE EMBERS ARE WARM AS THE NIGHT FADES AWAY
BUT WE KNOW IT WILL COME AGAIN ONE SHORT GOOD BYE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WELL SOON RETURN UNTIL THEN
EVERY
STEP MAKES US SO MUCH CLOSER MAKING LOVE IN THE NIGHT AS WE SO MUCH STRONGER NO MORE GOOD BYES
You're In My Heart
YOU’RE IN MY HEART
When I think of you so far When the feeling comes on down Feel my heart begin
to pound Got to keep my two feet on the ground
I love you dear All for you dear Wish we didn’t have
to part Each day seems so long
When we speak it feels so fine Waiting for our days to shine Will we ever
have our way To walk in the open light of day
I love you dear All for you dear Wish we didn’t have
to part Each day, you’re in my heart
Looking forward is so hard Knowing nothing down the road Will
we be there at the end Will the truth be ours to send
I love you dear All for you dear Wish we didn’t
have to part Each day seems so long
I love you dear All for you dear Wish we didn’t have to part
Each day, you’re in my heart
You’re in my heart
FROM HEART TO HAND JOEL PIRARD
TO BE, AND YET NOT BE
TO SEE AND YET BE BLIND TO FEEL AND YET NOT FEEL THE FEELINGS SO UNKIND
THE LOVE YOU WANT TO TAKE THE
LOVE YOU WANT TO MAKE ...OH
IT’S THERE IN YOUR HEART WAS THERE FROM THE START WHY CAN’T IT BE
TRUE WHY CAN’T I BELIEVE YOU
SO NOW, IT IS A SHAME FOR THERE’S NOTHING TO BE GAINED WE TALK
BUT YOU’LL AGREE THAT THERE IS NO YOU AND ME
WHAT USED TO BE THERE GONE JUST LIKE THE SETTING SUN OH....
THE FIRE IN YOUR EYES SUNLIGHT FROM THE SKIES THAT LIGHT IS GONE TOO I CAN’T SEEM TO REACH YOU
SO
SAD, TO CONTEMPLATE IT’S A PITY AND IT’S TOO LATE WE TRIED TO MAKE IT GO WE HOPED TO MAKE IT GROW
BUT SOMETIMES THE BEST LAID PLANS DON’T MAKE IT FROM HEART TO HAND...OH
THE FIRE IN YOUR EYES SUNLIGHT
FROM THE SKIES THAT LIGHT IS GONE TOO I CAN’T SEEM TO REACH YOU
Time Will Tell
© 2001 Author: ARNO TIETJE
Time will tell By Arno Tietje
Add another layer to my shell Doesn’t really matter in my private
hell Took a year for us to say our good-byes Only now I know about all of your lies
Time will tell Time
will tell
Nothing we could do to forestall We could read the writing You had to have everything or nothing
at all I hoped our love would stand but it had to fall
Time will tell Time will tell
Well I heard
there’s trouble in paradise You’re the last one to listen to your friends’ advice And you went from
the fire to the fryin’ pan And it’s no joke that I’m laughing, just as hard as I can!
There
was a time when, if I had my way That they’d find you at the bottom of New York Bay Well that anger has passed
now so what can I say ‘cept we’re older, and wiser and it’s true that every dog, has it’s
day!
Our love was more than the sum of it’s parts Carve another scar in my bleeding heart Time waits
for no one when the love departs Just like a circle the end is the start
Time will tell Time will tell Time
will tell Time will tell
For The Old Friends
For The Old Friends
So tell the truth now, do you still feel were winning? The Old Friends feeling, like
no sees them sitting, out in the cold night, no place to call their own
Again, in the Darkness of Night When
will it turn out all right, for the Old Friends
When morning comes now, will they still move to answer, the
call of living, or will they stop and ask for, a little caring, a helping hand to guide
Their way, in the course
of the day Seems its the least we can say Help is at hand, from your sons, and your daughters, again
We all
get older, do you still feel so carefree When they go walking, out from their cold beginnings Their clothes askew,
they still want to be living
On, in the course of their lives Slow, still theres light in their eyes for the Sun
still they go on, Dawn after Dawn
For they're Old Friends
MUSIC: JOEL PIRARD, DON PITZ, ARNO TIETJE WORDS:
JOEL PIRARD C: 1997
THE DREAM
THE DAY IS DONE, THE SETTING SUN, AND I'M RELEASED TILL BREAK OF DAY THE WORKING CLASS, AS TIME
GOES PAST, HAVE ALL COMBINED IN THEIR OWN WAY
I WAS ONCE FREE TO PURSUE MY HEART I WAS HOPING TO SUCCEED I
ONCE TRIED TO BE THE ESSENCE OF MY DREAM BUT NOW I STAND ALONE
I WORK ALL DAY, AND IN MY OWN WAY, I TRY TO DO
THE BEST I CAN FROM NINE TO FIVE, IM BARELY ALIVE, BUT MY IDEAS WAIT IN MY HANDS
I WAS TRYING TO COMPLETE MY LIFE
I HAD HOPED FOR SOMETHING MORE I ONCE SAW MYSELF AS SOMETHING MORE THAN I BUT NOW I KNOW THE SCORE
YET
SOMETHING CALLS ME DEEP INSIDE TO NOT LET GO THE DREAM SOMETHING TELLS ME I CANT HIDE, I'VE GOT TO BE BELIEVED REDEEMED
FOR MY UNBROKEN LOVE I BRAVELY CARRY ON AND SOMEWHERE IN THE SILENCE, I CAN FIND THE SONG (I CAN FIND THE SONG)
THOUGH
I WAS DOWN, I'M BACK AGAIN. I HAVE FOUND MY VOICE ANEW KEEP TO THE SOUND, PLAY WITH MY FRIENDS, WE WILL PLAY WHAT FEELS
TRUE
I WAS LOST BUT NOW I FOUND IT I HAD LOST ALL MY DESIRE I HAD ALMOST GIVEN UP ON THE DREAM BUT NOW
IVE FOUND THE FIRE
A Bitter Pill
A Bitter Pill (Wasted Days and Silent Nights) Words by Don Pitz Music by Joel Pirard, Jeff Kalmar, John Curtin,
and Arno Tietje
I fell asleep today got myself in deep today I wake and then I find all this time been driving
blind I fell asleep today woke up where I shouldn't have been I crawled into a wall bumped my head and fell that's
all
Warm wind blows Thanksgiving Eve, walking down the streets of dreams A wonderous night that ends too soon
hansom cabs and limp balloons A warm evening Halloween, underdog and closet queens a cold night on New Years Eve sleeping
pills and wild turkey
Cold Mornings Bitter Days Summer Sun turned violet haze A cold morning New years Day
angry words turned violent rage A bitter pill I swallow whole winter wind and violent cold Sad letter that
I write wasted days and silent nights
Future promise filled with hope, now with nothing left to show like
shadows on a silver screen 'the great escape' and Steve McQueen I fell into a dream, startled woke up with a scream
lift my head to look around found the path to where I'm bound (and)
As time goes on and on the tale be told
the race has run the lesson's learned to find the battle nearly won
Calm the voice that rules the night dragging
darkness to the light stalled plans life put on hold brightest dreams turned rust from gold It's a) Bitter Pill
to swallow whole winter wind and violent cold It's a new song that I write (I wish you) peaceful days and silent
nights
A Bitter Pill
The Sea Shone For Me (by Eric Ekstrand) used by permission, arranfed by JDA
THE SEA SHONE FOR ME
THE SEA SHONE FOR ME
WHEN THE DAYS WERE MUCH LONGER
AND I FOUND MY SELF
NEAR YOU
NOW YOU ARE GONE
AND ALL I SEE IS WATER
AND I THINK OF ALL THE TIMES
WHEN
WE HAD FUN, WE BELONGED
WE WENT OUR SEPARATE WAYS
NOW THE DAYS ARE TURNING
ALL DARK AND TO
ASHES
AND I CANT HELP BUT TRY
TO BRING YOU BACK
COME BACK.
FREEWAY WORDS: ARNO TIETJE, MUSIC JOEL PIRARD
I DRIVE I DRIVE THERFORE I AM AMONG THE SHEEPLE IN THIS
TRAFFIC JAM ALONE WITH MY THOUGHTS FOR AN HOUR A DAY IN MY MOBILE COCOON ON THE FREEWAY WE’RE WARRIORS ALL ON
THIS ENDLESS ROAD IT'S HOW WE UNBURDEN THIS PSYCHIC LOAD WE CAN'T MOVE FORWARD AND WE CAN'T LOOK BACK EACH OF
US ON OUR OWN LITTLE PROGRAM TRACK BRAIN-DEAD MORON IN AN S.U.V YACKIN' ON THE CELL PHONE IN FRONT OF ME
SHOULD'A
HAD BREAKFAST BUT WAS RUNNIN' LATE HIT THE GROUND RUNNIN' FOR THE STARTING GATE SPILLED SOME COFFEE ALL OVER MY TIE
MORNING SUN RISING AND BLINDING MY EYES WEATHER AND TRAFFIC ON THE RADIO WHOLE LOT OF STOPPIN' AND NOT MUCH GO
RADAR DETECTOR SAYS THERE'S COPS AHEAD AND I'M WISHIN' I WAS STILL ASLEEP IN BED BRAKE LIGHTS TWINKLE LIKE A CHRISTMAS
TREE IT'S A RIBBON OF RED, IN FRONT OF ME
NOW IT'S LATER AND IT'S BACK IN MY CAR DO I HEAD BACK HOME OR STOP
AT THE BAR MAYBE KILL AN HOUR POSTPONE THE PAIN OF THE ROAD RAGE MADNESS ON THE FREEWAY GAME BUT I GOT A REASON
TO HIT THE ROAD THAT LIGHTENS THE WEIGHT OF MY HEAVY LOAD SHE'S TALL AND SASSY AND SHE LOOKS SO FINE SHE'S WAITIN'
AT THE STATION HOPIN' I'M ON TIME SO ALL YOU SLUGS BETTER CLEAR THE WAY 'CAUSE I'LL BE OUT THERE JAMMIN' DOWN THE
FREEWAY
The Piper Leads The Children
WORDS: JOEL PIRARD MUSIC: ARNO
TIETJE, JOEL PIRARD, DON PITZ C. 1997
She came floating in her glory, like a vision from a tale
She was singing
out her story, to the shadows and the frail
Like an endless color rainbow
Seen upon the ebb of storm
She's
a vision of true color
She's the Hope of Life reborn
Like a shadow chased away
upon the coming of
the Dawn
She enters into life and saves our own
She had never felt the sadness, She was just the joy of
youth
She just brought it to fruition, as she held the Hand of Truth
Like a glimpse of our Nirvana
Like
an Angel leading home
Like the Piper leads the Children
She's a vision to behold
Like a Lucy in the
Skies
She's shining Diamonds in her wake
She has come to chase the gloom
and give our Souls a brand
new Day
A Young Girl Full Of Promise
© 1998 Author: JDA (Joel Pirard)
A YOUNG GIRL FULL OF PROMISE WORDS: JOEL PIRARD MUSIC: JOEL PIRARD, DON PITZ, ARNO TIETJE C1997
THE MOONLIGHT
COMES SLOWLY AS SHE STANDS SADLY LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW WILL SHE STILL GO THAT’S THE QUESTION THE MOMENTS
DECISION SHE KNOWS SHE’S HAD ENOUGH BUT DOES SHE HAVE THE STRENGTH TO LEAVE THER’S HESITATION
SHE
WAS A YOUNG GIRL FULL OF PROMISE SHE THOUGHT THAT SHE COULD RULE THE WORLD SHE THOUGH SHE HAD IT MADE BUT SOON THE
BROKEN DREAM LAY DYING AT HER FEET
SHE TURNS AND DESCENDS THE STAIRS TO THE WAITING TAXI OFF SHE GOES TO FIND
THE DREAM SHE KNOWS IS WAITING HE COMES HOME, SHE’S NOT THERE, THE TRUTH HITS HIM SO HARD HOW COULD SHE DO THIS
LEAVE HIM ON THE POINT OF HIS OWN NOWHERE
SHE WAS A YOUNG GIRL FULL OF PROMISE SHE THOUGHT THAT SHE COULD RULE
THE WORLD SHE THOUGH SHE HAD IT MADE BUT SOON THE BROKEN DREAM LAY DYING AT HER FEET
AND THEN HE KNOWS THAT
SHE IS GONE THE REALIZATION SETTLES IN THE DREAM IS OVER THE MOMENT SHE HAD WARNED WOULD COME.
The Door
THE DOOR
MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD SO VIVID TO ME I REACH OUT TO TOUCH I YEARN TO BE FREE CHILDHOOD ILLUSIONS
OF YEARS GONE PAST SHAKEN IN DREAMS FROM FIRST TO THE LAST
TO RETURN ONCE AGAIN TO THE FREEDOM OF YOUTH TO
BE FREE OF THE BURDENS OF UN-ALTERED TRUTH OH THE JOY OF OUR GAMES AS WE RAN IN THE WOODS SO ALIVE SO ALIVE
NOW
THAT I’M OLDER I KNOW SO MUCH MORE BUT I’D LOSE IT ALL FOR A CHANCE AT THE DOOR THAT LEADS TO THE LIFE
LIKE THE ONE THAT I KNEW MY CHILDHOOD ILLUSIONS COULD SOMEHOW BE TRUE
TO BE FREE AS A BIRD IN THE COURSE OF ITS
FLIGHT TO EXIST IN A LAND WHERE THE LESSONS OF MIGHT ARE TO LIVE AND LET LIVE SO LONG AS THERE’S LIGHT IN
THE SKY IN THE SKY
BY JOEL PIRARD
Love Is Easy
LOVE IS EASY
Every day, as you wake, you see a little daylight All our lives, are entwined, with our separate
dreams Seeing love, in the morning, the light comes through the window As the birds fly aloft, the wind is in your
hair
Love is coming, through the window Love is coming, from the heart Love is simple, if you let it flow
Love is easy, Love is easy
Patient smile, on your face, as I stumble through the day Cue the lights, on
our show, as we enter in the play Will our song, be a glad one, will it make us proud Will the rainbow of our love,
make us sing aloud
Love is coming, through the window Love is coming, from the heart Love is simple, if
you let it flow Love is easy, Love is easy
WORDS: JOEL PIRARD MUSIC: JOEL PIRARD, ARNO TIETJE, DON PITZ C.1997
Dead Boys
DEAD BOYS
SOMETIMES ITS NOT SO MUCH WHAT YOU’RE SEEKING SOMETIMES IT’S REALLY JUST WHAT YOU
FIND TO SOME ITS SLEEP AND TO OTHERS DREAMING TO SOME IT’S ONLY JUST PEACE OF MIND
SOME OF THE LIVING
JUST CAN’T COPE WITH DYING SOME OF US DON’T THINK OF IT AT ALL AND THEN THERE’S THOSE I GUESS WHO
JUST STOP TRYING ALL THEY CAN HEAR IS THE GRIM REAPER’S CALL
SOME JUST GOT TIRED OF SINGING IN THE CHOIR
SOME JUST GOT TIRED OF PLAYING IN THE BAND SOME DIED WITH MONEY OTHERS DIED WITH FAME BUT MOST OF THEM DIED I
KNOW BY THEIR OWN HAND
I’VE HEARD IT SAID THAT YOU CAN’T LIVE YOUR FUTURE UNTIL YOU FINALLY LAY TO
REST YOUR PAST BUT YOU’RE ALIVE AS LONG AS ONE REMEMBERS AND MAYBE CARES ENOUGH TO MAKE IT LAST
IT’S
FOR THE DEAD BOYS I WRITE THIS SONG ITS FOR THE DEAD BOYS CALL IT RIGHT OR WRONG ITS FOR THE DEAD BOYS TOO MANY TO
NAME ‘CAUSE ONLY DEAD BOYS EVER FINISH THIS GAME
WORDS: ARNO TIETJE
MUSIC ARNO TIETJE
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